Odela Railway Station

Odela Railway Station
Digital premier poster
Directed by	Ashok Teja
Written by	Sampath Nandi
Produced by	K. K. Radhamohan
Starring	Hebah Patel Pujita Ponnada Vasishta N. Simha Sai Ronak
Cinematography	Soundararajan
Edited by	Tammiraju
Music by	Anup Rubens
Production company	Sri Sathya Sai Arts
Distributed by	Aha
Release date	26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Odela Railway Station is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Ashok Teja and written by Sampath Nandi. Produced by K. K. Radhamohan's Sri Sathya Sai Arts, the film has an ensemble cast of Hebah Patel, Pujita Ponnada, Vasishta N. Simha and Sai Ronak. ^[1] Odela Railway Station is based on the real incidents that happened in Odela village in Telangana. It was premiered on Aha on 26 August 2022. ^[2]

Plot

The film revolves around a serial killer who kills all the newly married women in a village named Odela. A young trainee IPS officer, who is posted to the village, is assigned the case of finding the perpetrator behind the murders. Whether he finds the killer and who the Serial Killer is the rest of the film.

Cast

• Hebah Patel as Radha
• Pujita Ponnada as Spoorthi
• Vasishta N. Simha as Tirupati, Radha's husband
• Sai Ronak as IPS officer Anudeep
• Naga Mahesh
• Gagan Vihari

Production

Vasishta N. Simha was cast in the film in 2020 which was reported to be his debut in Telugu cinema. But due to the delay in the production, his next film in Tollywood, Narappa (2021) became his debut Telugu cinema release. ^[3] Speaking about his character in the film with The Times of India , Simha said, "When the team narrated the story that revolves around a true incident, I was immediately sold and agreed to do it. They told me that they were ready to shoot the moment I gave a go ahead. Soon enough, I was on a flight to Hyderabad and prepping for this film. It was a good experience, as the team was very passionate. I speak a dialect of Telugu from Telangana in the film, so that added to the challenge". ^[4]

The second schedule of shooting began in October 2020 after being halted due to heavy rains in Telangana. ^[5]

Release

After several delays in production, the film premiered on Aha on 26 August 2022. ^{[6] [7]}

Reception

Narendra Puppala of The Hans India wrote that "Dipping into real-life happenings, the realistic crime thriller set in a rural milleu maintains the suspense till the climax, without resorting to the worn-out cliches normally associated with the genre". ^[8] Shyamala Tulasi of Sakshi Post gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and stated:"Odela Railway Station is a  movie which has its high moments. The film does pique the curiosity of the audience but fails to deliver in some places predictable movie at some points." In contrast, 123Telugu wrote that "Odela Railway Station is a badly made crime thriller. Except for a couple of scenes and the lead cast performances, there is nothing exciting about this film". ^[9]

Sequel

Odela 2 , the sequel to Odela Railway Station, is currently in production. Written by Sampath Nandi and directed by Ashok Teja, the supernatural thriller stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role. Hebah Patel, who played the lead in the original film, returns in a supporting role. The cast also includes Vasishta N. Simha, Yuva, Naga Mahesh, among others. The music is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, and cinematography is handled by Soundararajan. The release date is yet to be announced. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Odela Railway Station Movie Review". NTV. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
2. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (23 August 2022). "Odela Railway Station OTT release date: When and where to watch the thriller starring Vasishta Simha, Hebah Patel, Sai Ronak". OTTPlay . Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
3. "Sai Ronak to play the role of a powerful cop in Odela Railway Station - Times of India". The Times of India . 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
4. Suresh, Sunayana (20 October 2020). "Rain in Telangana delays Vasishta N Simha's Telugu film debut, Odela Railway Station". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
5. "Shooting resumes for Vasishta N Simha, Hebah Patel, Pujita Ponnada starrer Odela Railway Station after rains - Times of India". The Times of India . 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
6. "Trailer Talk: ఫస్ట్‌ నైట్‌ జరిగిన మహిళలే ఆ సీరియల్‌ కిల్లర్‌ టార్గెట్‌.. ఉత్కంఠ భరితంగా ఓదేల రైల్వే స్టేషన్‌ ట్రైలర్‌.. ఆహాలో రేపే విడుదల." TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
7. Ram, Avinash G. (28 August 2022). "ಕನ್ನಡದ ನಟ ವಸಿಷ್ಠ ಸಿಂಹ ಅಭಿನಯದ ತೆಲುಗು ಸಿನಿಮಾ 'ಓದೆಲಾ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಸ್ಟೇಷನ್' ರಿಲೀಸ್‌". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
8. Puppala, Narendra (27 August 2022). "Odela Railway Station: A suspense thriller that avoids cliches". The Hans India . Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
9. "OTT Review : Odela Railway Station – Telugu film on Aha". 123Telugu . 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
10. "Tamannaah to star next in Odela 2". The New Indian Express. 2 March 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
11. The Hindu Bureau (1 March 2024). "Tamannaah Bhatia joins 'Odela 2', shooting begins". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

External links

• Odela Railway Station at IMDb
• Odela Railway Station on Aha